In Rome, Italy, today the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour continues today. Spots for the Olympics are on the line as teams involved in this world tour play also for glory. The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour is the worldwide professional beach volleyball tour for both men and women organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. The World Tour was introduced for men in 1989. Today, the visit to the Foro Italico in Rome is the final stop on the World Tour before the World Championships, and includes 65 men's teams from throughout the world. This afternoon, the US team will face off against Germany in the Men's semifinals, Russia will face off against Norway. Team USA must be tired this afternoon, as their first match of the day, in the quarterfinals, was a seemingly endless tie, above thirty points per team as the USA finally prevailed. | | | Scott Pendlebury | This was a big weekend in Aussie Rules Football, as the season playoffs continue and spots are whittled down toward the Grand Final, played later this month. On Thursday at the Optus Stadium, the West Coast Eagles prevailed over Essendon, 116-61. West Coast has won its fourth consecutive finals match and first final against Essendon. The Eagles won all four quarters on their way to a 55-point margin, but blew the game open with seven goals from 13 forward 50 entries across the first and second quarters. Friday night, at the Melbourne Cricket Grounds, the Collingwood Magpies triumphed over the Geelong Cats by a margin of 61-51. No teams had met so often in the finals, 23 to be exact, with the Cats holding a 12-11 series advantage, a record which was equalized by the Pies win. Collingwood's Scott Pendlebury played his 300th AFL match on Friday, and has never looked stronger. It was a hard-fought win for Collingwood who jumped the Cats early with four first-quarter stoppage goals. The Cats battled back to finish with more contested possessions (157-135), inside 50 entries (50-43) and shots at goal (22-19) but the Magpies managed to hang on. There were two games on Saturday. In the first, the GWS Giants trounced the Western Bulldogs, 113-55, in a final at their home stadium. This was a huge territorial win of 76 inside 50s to 37 has seen the Giants run out comfortable 58 point winners today. Hopper for the victors had a team-high 30 disposals. Macrae worked hard all day in a losing side with a match-high 32 disposals. The game was seen as a battle between the competition's two best uncontested possession sides. The Giants had won the uncontested possession count by 31 per game this season, ranked first, while the Bulldogs had won the same category by 29 per game this season, ranked second. The Dogs, who have been strong in recent seasons, could not measure up to their usual standards. Finally, the Richmond Tigers trounced the Brisbane Lions in the weekend's last game at the Gabba, 112-65. Both teams, who had been 2nd and 3rd on the ladder at the end of the season, came in strong, each having won their last several games. The game turned into a rout, and a comfortable victory to the Tigers in the end, who made the most of their forward 50 entries, kicking extremely accurately. Richmond recorded 6.1 (37) from set shots in comparison to the Lions 6.6 (42), while the Tigers also kicked 12.1 (73) from general play, compared to the Lions 2.9 (21). Brisbane kicked 1.7 (13) from 30-40 meters out, despite the Lions ranking 3rd for goal kicking accuracy before tonight's game. In the USA, in NCAA College Football today, an overrated Michigan meets an underrated Army squad. This game may be more interesting than predicted, as the team from West Point is on a surge. As Always, Eric http://speedorex.blogspot.com/ https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/omnisporthttps://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Triathletepix/info -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "omnisport" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/omnisport/1785456414.2547313.1567886841781%40mail.yahoo.com.
